THEY ARE ALL ZEALOUS FOR THE LAW:

Dinsdag 2 Julie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 21:19-25)

HULLE IS ALMAL YWERIGE TOEPASSERS VAN DIE WET:

19. Nadat Paulus hulle gegroet het, het hy in besonderhede vertel wat God onder die nie-Jode deur sy bediening gedoen het.

20. Toe hulle dit hoor het hulle God geprys. Hulle het egter vir Paulus gesê: ‘Jy sien broer, daar is hoeveel duisende van diegene wat gelowiges geword het, wat Jode is, en hulle is almal ywerige toepassers van die Wet.

21. ‘Die gelowiges hier in Jerusalem het gehoor dat jy al die Jode wat onder die nie-Jode woon, leer om die Wet van Moses te ignoreer. Hulle beweer jy leer hulle om nie meer hulle kinders te laat besny nie, en om nie die ander Joodse gebruike te onderhou nie.

22. ‘Wat nou? Hulle sal beslis te hore kom dat jy nou hier is.

23. ‘Ons het ‘n voorstel: Ons het vier mans hier wat ‘n gelofte afgelê het, en nou die nodige by die tempel moet gaan doen.

24. ‘Vat hulle tempel toe en gaan saam met hulle deur die reinigings-handeling, en betaal vir hulle haarsny. Dan sal almal weet dat die stories wat oor jou versprei word, nie waar is nie, maar dat jy self die Joodse Wet nakom en onderhou.

25. ‘Wat betref die gelowiges wat vroeër nie-Jode was, ons het laat weet dat ons besluit het hulle moet hulle onthou van afgods-offers, bloed, van iets wat verwurg is, en van seksuele sondes.’

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Tuesday 2 July 2024.

(Acts 21:19-25)

THEY ARE ALL ZEALOUS FOR THE LAW:

19. After greeting them, Paul related one by one the things God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20. And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him: ‘You see brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the Law,

21. ‘and they have been told about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, or walk according to our customs.

22. ‘What is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

23. ‘Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

24. ‘take these men and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the Law.

25. ‘But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgement, that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.’

(Ek vertrou die Heilige Gees van God om my van die korrekte Skriflesing gedeelte te voorsien elke dag, volgens u behoeftes en verwagtinge. Aan Hom kom toe alle eer, heerlikheid, krag, mag, majesteit, lofprysing, aanbidding, en danksegging, van nou af tot in ewigheid.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

“LET THE WILL OF THE LORD BE DONE:”

Maandag 1 Julie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 21:11-18)

“LAAT DIE WIL VAN DIE HERE GESKIED:”

11. Toe hy ons kom opsoek, het hy Paulus se belt gevat en sy eie voete en hande daarmee vasgebind. Toe sê hy: ‘So sê die Heilige Gees: Die man wie se belt hierdie is, – die Jode in Jerusalem sal hom netso vasbind, en hom in die hande van die nie-Jode uitlewer.’

12. Toe ons dit hoor, het ons en die plaaslike gelowiges Paulus gesmeek om nie Jerusalem toe te gaan nie.

13. Sy reaksie was egter: “Waarom wil julle my hart sag maak met julle huilery?Julle weet mos ek is bereid om ter wille van die Naam van die Here Jesus, nie net in Jerusalem gevange geneem te word nie, maar selfs ook te sterf.”

14. Toe hy nie tot ander insigte gebring kon word nie, het ons met dié woorde berus: ‘Laat dan die wil van die Here geskied.’

15. Hierna het ons opgepak en Jerusalem toe vertrek.

16. Party van die gelowiges het van Sesarea af saam met ons gegaan. Hulle het ons na Mnason toe gevat, wat oorspronklik van Siprus afkomstig was, en wat reeds van vroeg af ‘n gelowige was. By hom sou ons tuisgaan.

17. Die gelowiges in Jerusalem het ons hartlik ontvang.

18. Die volgende dag is Paulus saam met ons na Jakobus toe. Al die ouderlinge was by.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Monday 1 July 2024.

(Acts 21:11-18)

“LET THE WILL OF THE LORD BE DONE:”

11. And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said: ‘Thus says the Holy Spirit: This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’

12. When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13. Then Paul answered: “What are you doing and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned, but even to die in Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus.”

14. And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said: ‘Let the will of the Lord be done.’

15. After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16. And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

17. And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

18. On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

KNEELING DOWN ON THE BEACH WE PRAYED:

Sondag 30Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 21:1-10)

ONS HET OP DIE STRAND GEKNIEL EN GEBID:

1. Nadat ons van die Efese ouderlinge afskeid geneem het, het ons reguit na die eiland Kos gevaar. Die volgende dag is ons na Rodes, en daarvandaan na Patara.

2. Toe het ons ‘n skip gekry na Fenisië.

3. Ons het die eiland Siprus in sig gekry en is Sirië toe, terwyl ons Siprus aan ons linkerkant verby gevaar het. In Tirus het ons afgeklim, want die skip moes sy vrag daar aflaai.

4. Ons het die gelowiges daar opgesoek, en sewe dae gebly. Deur die Gees gedring, het hulle vir Paulus gesê om nie Jerusalem toe te gaan nie.

5. Na ‘n week moes ons vertrek en verder reis. Die hele Gemeente, vroue en kinders ingesluit, is saam met ons strand toe, buitekant die stad. Daar het ons gekniel en gebid,

6. en mekaar gegroet. Ons het toe aan boord gegaan, en hulle is terug huis toe.

7. Ons het van Tirus af die seereis voortgesit na Ptolomaïs. Daar het ons die gelowiges gegroet, en ‘n dag by hulle gebly.

8. Die volgende dag het ons vertrek en in Sesarea aangekom. Ons het by die evangelis Filippus, een van die sewe, tuisgegaan.

9. Hy het vier ongetroude dogters gehad, met die gawe om te profeteer.

10. Ons was reeds ‘n paar dae daar, toe ‘n profeet met die naam Agabus van Judea af daar aankom.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Sunday 30 June 2024.

(Acts 21:1-10)

KNEELING DOWN ON THE BEACH WE PRAYED:

1. And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

2. And having found a ship, crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

3. When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

4. And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.

5. When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us, until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed,

6. and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.

7. When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemaïs, and we greeted the brothers, and stayed with them for one day.

8. On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

9. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.

10. While we were staying for many days, a Prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

THEY EMBRACED PAUL AND KISSED HIM:

Saterdag 29 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 20:31–38)

HULLE HET ALMAL GEHUIL EN PAULUS OMHELS:

31. “Daarom: Wakker loop! Onthou dat ek vir drie jaar lank sonder ophou vir elkeen van julle die regte koers aangedui het, dag en nag, en met trane.

32. “En nou vertrou ek julle aan God toe, en aan die boodskap van die genade wat Hy aan mense bewys. Hierdie boodskap is in staat om julle op te bou en julle in die seëninge te laat deel, wat Hy aan al die gelowiges as erfporsie belowe het.

33. “Ek het niemand se silwer of goud of klere begeer nie.

34. “Julle weet self dat hierdie twee hande van my voorsien het in my behoeftes, en in die behoeftes van diegene wat saam met my was.

35. “In alles het ek vir julle ‘n voorbeeld gestel, dat ons so hard moet werk, sodat ons die armes kan help. Onthou die Woorde van die Here Jesus: ‘+Dit is meer geseënd om te gee, as om te ontvang.’+”

36. Toe Paulus klaar gepraat het, het hy saam met hulle almal gekniel en gebid.

37. Almal het baie gehuil en Paulus omhels en gesoen.

38. Hulle was veral hartseer oor sy stelling dat hulle hom nie weer sou sien nie. Toe het hulle hom skip toe gevat.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Saturday 29June 2024.

(Acts 20:31-38)

THEY EMBRACED PAUL AND KISSED HIM:

31. “Therefore, be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.

32. “And now I commend you to God, and to the Word of His Grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

33. “I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

34. “You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

35. “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak, and remember the Words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said: ‘+It is more blessed to give, than to receive.’+”

36. And when Paul had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him,

38. being sorrowful most of all, because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)